Buckner v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

James Buckner appeals his conviction of two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by selling cocaine.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Buckner contends the trial court erred by refusing to grant a two-day continuance after the hearing on the State’s intent to introduce a certificate of drug analysis pursuant to OCGA § 35-3-16.

OCGA § 35-3-16 allows for the introduction of a certificate of drug analysis as evidence of “the composition, quality, and quantity of the substance submitted to the laboratory for analysis.” OCGA § 35-3-16 (b). Subsection (c)…